COMIC CONNECTIONS: Guardians of the Galaxy – Nowhere is Safe

2023-01-18

Episode 28 - Nowhere is Safe When they first arrived in theaters in 2014, the Guardians of the Galaxy were near complete unknowns to most moviegoers, and were only vaguely familiar to most comic fans as well. Part of the Marvel “cosmic” stories, the group had been introduced in the 1960s, but had undergone significant changes in the 21st century. This week we are going to take a look at a number of Guardians comic stories from, different volumes, allowing Duane to see the evolution of the Guardians over time, and letting us find out what he thinks of Marvel’s galactic characters. This Week In...

Episode 28 - Nowhere is Safe

When they first arrived in theaters in 2014, the Guardians of the Galaxy were near complete unknowns to most moviegoers, and were only vaguely familiar to most comic fans as well. Part of the Marvel “cosmic” stories, the group had been introduced in the 1960s, but had undergone significant changes in the 21st century. This week we are going to take a look at a number of Guardians comic stories from, different volumes, allowing Duane to see the evolution of the Guardians over time, and letting us find out what he thinks of Marvel’s galactic characters.

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Creator Focus: Jim Starlin

This Week's Stack

Marvel Super-Heroes #18
Guardians of the Galaxy (2008) #1-6
Guardians of the Galaxy (2013) #1-3
Guardians of the Galaxy (2020) #1-4

2 Minute Recap and Discussion Topics

Marvel Super-Heroes #18

Original Guardians was a completely different group from what we know today.
Badoon have been the bad guys since the beginning.

Guardians of the Galaxy (2008) #1-6

Church of Universal Truth seems like quite the group
Peter uses Mantis’ ability to get the team together is a bad move that works out about as terrible as you think.
Cosmo is the bestest boy.

Guardians of the Galaxy (2013) #1-3